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even if romney wins, we'll continue to repeat the same mistakes. obama is repeating the mistakes much bush and the fed is still there, ben bernanke has been repeating the mistakes of gre greenspan. jo think we have change until we have a monetary crisis. that is looming on the horizon sometime soon. >> folks, thank you for joining us. we'll see what happens here as we head into the final hour of trade. >> bob insana was driving the market? >> the fact that apple isn't having the volatility that people thought. we were lower, 1.5% to the downside but apple is essentially flat on the day on huge volume. north of 30 million shares, that's what driving things today. there's a lot of talk about the impact of hurricane sandy but not a lot on the stock market. there's been play on roofing and water proofing company up a little bit here. rpm and wr grace do a lot of water proofing but i don't see heavy volume. insurance companies, understandably, some of the ones with exposures, little weak. travelers and chubb, not big volume in them. whitewave foods thin
even if romney wins, we'll continue to repeat the same mistakes. obama is repeating the mistakes much bush and the fed is still there, ben bernanke has been repeating the mistakes of gre greenspan. jo think we have change until we have a monetary crisis. that is looming on the horizon sometime soon. >> folks, thank you for joining us. we'll see what happens here as we head into the final hour of trade. >> bob insana was driving the market? >> the fact that apple isn't having...
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>> no, i tweeted romney would be better for stocks and romney would be b -- obama would be better for bonds. i agree there is potentially a hawkish fed chairman. republicans have not really been for the past 50 years, at least, a tight money party. look at nixon in terms of breaking the gold standard. look at reagan in terms of reappointing volcker in 1984. volcker was a carter appointee and only reappointed when he was lowering interest rates. of course, bush with bernanke. so it's hard to find evidence that the republican party is really the party of tight money. >> i just want to add to that, that bill is exactly right. all of the analyses i've read about the potential for what would happen to interest rates under a romney presidency, that's half of the story. other half is what happens on the fiscal side that would have also a huge impact on interest rates. if romney were to come in, be more hawkish, appoint a more hawkish fed chair but be tight weather it comes to the deficit -- >> who do you think might be the gop's potential candidate in terms of replacement for ben? i've heard
>> no, i tweeted romney would be better for stocks and romney would be b -- obama would be better for bonds. i agree there is potentially a hawkish fed chairman. republicans have not really been for the past 50 years, at least, a tight money party. look at nixon in terms of breaking the gold standard. look at reagan in terms of reappointing volcker in 1984. volcker was a carter appointee and only reappointed when he was lowering interest rates. of course, bush with bernanke. so it's hard...
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>> well, as you remember, larry, the romney campaign feels during the town hall romney didn't have a great answer on libya so they spent the last week on libya going hour by hour in how the administration failed to react to that tragedy in benghazi. >> hour by hour, is that what you're saying, heavy stuff hour by hour? >> romney wants to critique what happened in libya and of the administration's entire record and wants to use libya as something indicative of obama's foreign policy failures. >> last one, but very important. as reagan taught all of us many years ago, a strong foreign policy must be based on a strong economy. will romney make economic points as the basis for a strong foreign policy? >> reporter: larry, i asked someone in the romney high command that exact question, and they said he'll do that as much as he can. this may be a foreign policy debate, but romney wants to bring up the economy. that's where he's strong, and he wants to continue to do that in this final debate. >> all right. robert costa, i like what i'm hearing. excellent report. let's dive right in with our
>> well, as you remember, larry, the romney campaign feels during the town hall romney didn't have a great answer on libya so they spent the last week on libya going hour by hour in how the administration failed to react to that tragedy in benghazi. >> hour by hour, is that what you're saying, heavy stuff hour by hour? >> romney wants to critique what happened in libya and of the administration's entire record and wants to use libya as something indicative of obama's foreign...
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romney will be able to pull out a victory in ohio? >> well, i think pretty much because the past four years. we've seen what the president has to offer. his going forward isn't a whole lot different than it's been in the past four years. and i think people are ready for a change. big word obama used last time. he was going to cut the deficit in half, increase jobs, we have a little bit of job growth. i don't always credit washington for that. i do credit the states and localities for that. but certainly the deficit's getting out of control and i think people are worried about their future generations being strapped with that. surely governor romney's been in ohio probably just as much as the president. they're hitting us quite a bit. people had a chance to listen what he had to say and trust in it. >> mayor coleman, you're mayor of columbus, ohio. the biggest city. how is the economy? it's coming down in this election to not only the future for other generations but also the economic picture in specific areas of the country. how is th
romney will be able to pull out a victory in ohio? >> well, i think pretty much because the past four years. we've seen what the president has to offer. his going forward isn't a whole lot different than it's been in the past four years. and i think people are ready for a change. big word obama used last time. he was going to cut the deficit in half, increase jobs, we have a little bit of job growth. i don't always credit washington for that. i do credit the states and localities for...
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he has a new ad hitting romney on that, suggesting romney would keep troops in iran and afghanistan longer than he would. you can expect him to tie that back. one of the back drops for this is a new nbc/wall street journal poll that shows mitt romney and barack obama deadlocked at 47% among likely voters. two principle elements to mitt romney's rise to a tie. he had been down by three points in our last poll among likely voters. one is he's regained his edge in terms of who can best handle the economy. it was tied in mid-september. now 46-47%. he's had a rise in assessments of ability to serve as commander in chief. that could be as a result of his strong performance in the first debate, in particular. perhaps some fallout from what happened to president obama, the hit he's taken on leadership over the libya situation. right now mitt romney only trails 44-41 on who would be a better commander in chief. that suggests he enters this debate tonight at some level of parity on that. >> parity seems to be the operative word on many fronts. long day for you and me. for more on the debate, we're j
he has a new ad hitting romney on that, suggesting romney would keep troops in iran and afghanistan longer than he would. you can expect him to tie that back. one of the back drops for this is a new nbc/wall street journal poll that shows mitt romney and barack obama deadlocked at 47% among likely voters. two principle elements to mitt romney's rise to a tie. he had been down by three points in our last poll among likely voters. one is he's regained his edge in terms of who can best handle the...
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there are two romneys. one is the romney biography, here i am, here is what i have done, i know how to balance a budget. the other romney is here are my policies, they're a lot different than your policies, i am a tax cutter, i am a free enterpriser, i am going to build up military. now, he said those things, but i don't think he said them in a way that really stuck. >> really? you wanted boots on the throat tonight? >> i wanted to see more aggressive mitt romney. >> the way the president was. >> i thought the president was more aggressive and had less to say which is an odd thing. just like his domestic policy, i don't think mr. obama has a vision for foreign policy at all. i think what these guys did was they counter punched each other to death literally. they're probably both left standing after 15 rounds. i don't think anybody got any place in this. i loved romney's end. i loved the summary. i think he was about an hour and a half too late. >> bring in our panel, sara fagen, a senior aid to george w. bu
there are two romneys. one is the romney biography, here i am, here is what i have done, i know how to balance a budget. the other romney is here are my policies, they're a lot different than your policies, i am a tax cutter, i am a free enterpriser, i am going to build up military. now, he said those things, but i don't think he said them in a way that really stuck. >> really? you wanted boots on the throat tonight? >> i wanted to see more aggressive mitt romney. >> the way...
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most people would argue the market would prefer romney win. that notion doesn't seem to be helping any. maybe it is keeping us from falling further. who knows? >> maybe. i think it's becoming politically immune down here, believe it or not. just every little saying and stuff turns this market so much, so drastically because there's no volume and stuff like that. i'm not going to look into anything. we've got 15 gdays for all of that to sort out. >> it's going to be a long couple of weeks. names that have done well. largely u.s.-centric. even though they might be luxury names, consumer discretionary names. if your revenue comes from home, you tend to be doing better for whom it comes from europe or china. >> we talked about that before. caterpillar was one with a lot of european exposure. they suffered greatly. u.p.s. was another one, they were down on their european exposure. yahoo is one i look at today. great company. they've got a turnaround story. the stock's performing nicely, up 90 cents last night. >> also hard to separate the weakness
most people would argue the market would prefer romney win. that notion doesn't seem to be helping any. maybe it is keeping us from falling further. who knows? >> maybe. i think it's becoming politically immune down here, believe it or not. just every little saying and stuff turns this market so much, so drastically because there's no volume and stuff like that. i'm not going to look into anything. we've got 15 gdays for all of that to sort out. >> it's going to be a long couple of...
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probably a cadre working on romney. digging in to his garbage. >> david's invested a lot of his time. >> you ignore me. >> wise course. >> did you see victor pandit? >> you're trying to avoid this "wall street journal" editor kral. they channeled you. liberals confuse a pro-growth plea with a tax rate hike. this is the same discussion we had yesterday morning where we were talking semantics whether you call it a rise in tax revenues, lowering tax rates, higher effective tax rates. you were taking it immediately as a stamp of approval from the ceos to raise taxes, which is what they're talking about is a pro-growth plan. >> all the ceos can say we agree, but once you actually get down to the devil and the detail, it will be much more -- >> so you lost that argument yesterday. so today you booked larry summers, peter orszag, jared bernstein. i'm going to be -- >> you'll be just fine. >> no, i'm not. high bladder is really acting you up. i'll be leaving a lot. >> vacating the set? >> dryeah. >> we do have peter orszag. the
probably a cadre working on romney. digging in to his garbage. >> david's invested a lot of his time. >> you ignore me. >> wise course. >> did you see victor pandit? >> you're trying to avoid this "wall street journal" editor kral. they channeled you. liberals confuse a pro-growth plea with a tax rate hike. this is the same discussion we had yesterday morning where we were talking semantics whether you call it a rise in tax revenues, lowering tax rates,...
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what will happen to fed policy and rates in the event of a romney presidential victory. the market is taking more seriously his vow to replace ben bernanke and criticism of fed policy including a monetary cliff. fund manager writing today the election may impact everything from mortgage costs to the costs of financing the u.s. debt. trillions are at stake as well as fate of the u.s. dollar. columbia business school glenn hubbard is a favorite to lead. he says hubbard will lead toward mopping up liquidity sooner. but a report that came out yesterday any new fed chairman after january 2014 in a romney presidency is likely to be more hawkish than under an obama presidency. changes will be gradual as a new chair needs the support of the open federal community. they will pull forward higher short-term rates in a leadup to an announcement in the summer of 2013 of bernanke's replacement under a romney presidency. there will be little effect on the long end. in other words, curve flattening but also a question of whether romney would push for tighter policy even before the chair
what will happen to fed policy and rates in the event of a romney presidential victory. the market is taking more seriously his vow to replace ben bernanke and criticism of fed policy including a monetary cliff. fund manager writing today the election may impact everything from mortgage costs to the costs of financing the u.s. debt. trillions are at stake as well as fate of the u.s. dollar. columbia business school glenn hubbard is a favorite to lead. he says hubbard will lead toward mopping up...
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. >> romney supporters may not question the validity of the data but they'll say that 2% is not strong enough to support job growth in this economy. while the numbers are not bad, they're not bad, they're not good and they're not good enough for job creation. >> last night on "mad money" you said almost no company gets through the ridiculous gauntlet of the third quarter unscathed and you have said the next 11 days before election day are going to be tough no matter what. >> they're torture. i keep coming back to a couple -- this is the best example. we had broadcom on the other day. scott mcgregor, the ceo. they blew in numbers when it comes to wireless. they did good cable numbers. we had comcast with good numbers. they exceeded every single metric. they have tremendous apple business. i was joking about going 33 bid because stock was at 34 at a time. the stock has not had a minute's rest. it keeps going down. what more does the market want? the gauntlet is to high. it had technology. it had a sense that the peak was reached with apple. in other words, sell broadcom. that stock would
. >> romney supporters may not question the validity of the data but they'll say that 2% is not strong enough to support job growth in this economy. while the numbers are not bad, they're not bad, they're not good and they're not good enough for job creation. >> last night on "mad money" you said almost no company gets through the ridiculous gauntlet of the third quarter unscathed and you have said the next 11 days before election day are going to be tough no matter what....
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senior romney advisers were out of sight all day long. and here in iowa, and i think this is what happens when the romney campaign has a new cycle that gets out of his control. we saw that happen earlier today. before they put out that statement saying what they wanted to do. one of their top surrogates in new hampshire senator ahat who was on his list of running mates said she was not going to be joining richard mourdock on the campaign trail today. this is threading the needle for this campaign. trying to distance themselves from mourdock while at the same time not throwing him under the bus. >> we saw the obama campaign jump on this pretty quickly. do they plan to keep those attacks up beyond today? >> well, to the extent that this continues to be part of the new cycle, certainly. they believe they have been trying to paint the portrait. when it comes to women's health issues and them having control over their own bodies and the republican party is dangerous. the campaign jumping on this right away and the traveling campaign saying tha
senior romney advisers were out of sight all day long. and here in iowa, and i think this is what happens when the romney campaign has a new cycle that gets out of his control. we saw that happen earlier today. before they put out that statement saying what they wanted to do. one of their top surrogates in new hampshire senator ahat who was on his list of running mates said she was not going to be joining richard mourdock on the campaign trail today. this is threading the needle for this...
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>> you keep asking me who the real mitt romney is. i have no clue who the real mitt romney is. you had the speaker, newt gingrich, former speaker, newt gingrich on before. please youtube what the speaker said about mitt romney and think about what would make the speaker change his mind so much. when the speaker was talking about mitt romney when he was running against him, he calls him a flat-out liar. he said of mitt romney any man who will lie to get to the white house will lie when he is in the white house. so when i look at people like the former speaker, when i look at other republicans, pretty much every republican candidate who has ever run against mitt romney, all accuse him of having tremendous character flaws, not having a core, being willing to say anything to make it to the white house. this is not kind of where you look at a person and say well, this person's not qualified. >> i just said to beau biden earlier, it's all very well saying that but what about barack obama, i remember this being a very big moment, i was proud of it because i was against guantanamo bay.
>> you keep asking me who the real mitt romney is. i have no clue who the real mitt romney is. you had the speaker, newt gingrich, former speaker, newt gingrich on before. please youtube what the speaker said about mitt romney and think about what would make the speaker change his mind so much. when the speaker was talking about mitt romney when he was running against him, he calls him a flat-out liar. he said of mitt romney any man who will lie to get to the white house will lie when he...
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you've also praised romney for his debate performance after the first debate. watching the second debate and looking forward to the third one, what do you think was going to happen? >> i'm not actually looking forward to the third one. i thought the last one, watching it and looking at all the campaign ads and i live in georgia so there are a lot of ads there, i want it to all end. i want to get out, i want everybody in america to get out and vote, let's put all of this to bed so the country can start to move forward and stop all of the -- just all of the nasty back-biting and back and forth. it really disturbs me. >> it does seem to me a great shame in a country like america, which was built on being this tolerant, accepting country that took everyone in and treated you well when you got here, to watch two presidential candidates kind of looking like they're about to slug it out onstage, calling each other liars and then these ridiculous attack ads that come out, whether it's big bird or binders of women, whatever they can latch on to to attack, missing the bi
you've also praised romney for his debate performance after the first debate. watching the second debate and looking forward to the third one, what do you think was going to happen? >> i'm not actually looking forward to the third one. i thought the last one, watching it and looking at all the campaign ads and i live in georgia so there are a lot of ads there, i want it to all end. i want to get out, i want everybody in america to get out and vote, let's put all of this to bed so the...
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mitt romney, 20. but the real question will be if there is an impact, if there are blackouts, how will that affect get-out-the-vote efforts? that's a giant x factor in the election in the coastal states, especially this must-win swing state of virginia. >> john avalon. thank you very much. tell ali velshi good morning. >> reporter: thanks. >> stick around. in 90 minutes, ali and john will have brand new interviews from the battleground bus tour in lexington, virginia. >>> former prime ministers past finally -- prime minister's past finally catches up to him. he might have been sentenced to prison but says he's not done with politics yet. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advis
mitt romney, 20. but the real question will be if there is an impact, if there are blackouts, how will that affect get-out-the-vote efforts? that's a giant x factor in the election in the coastal states, especially this must-win swing state of virginia. >> john avalon. thank you very much. tell ali velshi good morning. >> reporter: thanks. >> stick around. in 90 minutes, ali and john will have brand new interviews from the battleground bus tour in lexington, virginia....
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so i asked governor romney, how low can you stoop, governor romney, to allow your attorney to launch this attack on a single mom who you know cannot defend herself because she is still under that gag order. >> we'll see what happens, obviously, with the legal action here. let's turn to indiana senate candidate richard mourdock, who said this. let's remind ourselves of what he said. >> i struggled with it myself for a long time but i came to realize life is a gift from god and i think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that god intended to happen. >> gloria, we talked about this issue before. you were a victim of rape, had a legal abortion. does this stagger you that these politicians running for the senate, second one now, would say such extraordinary things about something as sensitive as rape and abortion and so on? >> well, i wish i could say that it surprises me but it doesn't, because there is that kind of extremism in the republican party. we heard it from todd akin, who is running for the u.s. senate seat from missouri, when he talke
so i asked governor romney, how low can you stoop, governor romney, to allow your attorney to launch this attack on a single mom who you know cannot defend herself because she is still under that gag order. >> we'll see what happens, obviously, with the legal action here. let's turn to indiana senate candidate richard mourdock, who said this. let's remind ourselves of what he said. >> i struggled with it myself for a long time but i came to realize life is a gift from god and i...
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romney take it back. as cnn's john king reports, the answer is likely to lie in the suburbs in washington's backyard. >> you know, in ten straight presidential elections virginia had been reliably red and 2008 came along. you see it blue for president obama. let's pop it up. i drew in the northern virginia suburbs. everywhere else in the state john mccain and barack obama were even. the margin was 234,000 votes. all of it came from here. >> reporter: urgency in a place once reliably red. >> this is from the republican party in virginia. >> mitt romney's path to the white house run through virginia and to win it he must win it within an hour's drive of washington. >> it's all about northern virginia. they've moved here from democratic areas that they have turned a solid red state into a purple state. >> reporter: recent polls show a dead heat but this republican pollster likes the trend line. >> if you look at the dozen polls in virginia taken before the first presidential debate on october 3rd, obama was
romney take it back. as cnn's john king reports, the answer is likely to lie in the suburbs in washington's backyard. >> you know, in ten straight presidential elections virginia had been reliably red and 2008 came along. you see it blue for president obama. let's pop it up. i drew in the northern virginia suburbs. everywhere else in the state john mccain and barack obama were even. the margin was 234,000 votes. all of it came from here. >> reporter: urgency in a place once reliably...
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i saw a pro romney ad, talking to a voter and romney gives a gulp, couldn't help but wonder if i saw this 20 times did they decided they would leave the gulp in because it made romney look more human and concerned, take it out because it would make him look weak. these are the things you start to fixate on when you see something 20 times in the space of a short time. >> and even people not locked in a room, they see these campaign ads 20, 30, 40 times. i mean at what point during the 45 hours did you just completely zone out and not care anymore? >> oh, i would say about a third of the way through, i started to be overwhelmed and by halfway through it was a nightmare to see the same ad for the 18th time and i would notice the tiny things. i remember there was a woman in a pro obama ad, a woman in a grocery store comparison shopping because she's trying to save money and looking at these two cans of tuna and i kept wonderi wondering which one she was going to pick and you never find out. see the ad for the 19th time it goes battie. >> is that the one that haunts your nightmares? >> am
i saw a pro romney ad, talking to a voter and romney gives a gulp, couldn't help but wonder if i saw this 20 times did they decided they would leave the gulp in because it made romney look more human and concerned, take it out because it would make him look weak. these are the things you start to fixate on when you see something 20 times in the space of a short time. >> and even people not locked in a room, they see these campaign ads 20, 30, 40 times. i mean at what point during the 45...
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romney, the campaign there has nine. talk about the advantage that off aers. . >> we learned years ago having a strong, local centered ground opaeratio opo operation where people are empowered makes a big difference. to obama's victories in 2008 and certainly here in new hampshire in 2008 when we had a democratic sweep. i actually believe, although the results will all be close, we're going to hold on to the governor's office and pick up both congressional seats, as well as gain the majorities in the legislature. republicans had a big tea party year in 2010. >> let me ask you about a bit of a disconnect that the number in the stats for the state and how they may not really connect to the voters. the president won in new hampshire in 2008 by nine points. unemployment is 5.7% below the national average. housing prices are up. he has twice as many field offices than romney and you say you expected it to get closer for the race to tighten. why is it the good news for new hampshire connecting with support for the president? i
romney, the campaign there has nine. talk about the advantage that off aers. . >> we learned years ago having a strong, local centered ground opaeratio opo operation where people are empowered makes a big difference. to obama's victories in 2008 and certainly here in new hampshire in 2008 when we had a democratic sweep. i actually believe, although the results will all be close, we're going to hold on to the governor's office and pick up both congressional seats, as well as gain the...
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romney's attack on mr. obama's decision not to visit israel during his first foreign president. >> you went to the middle east and you flew to egypt and saudi arabia and turkey and iraq. and by the way, you skipped israel. >> if we're going to talk about trips that we've taken -- >> reporter: for factory workers in ohio, the flare up over romney's opposition to the auto bailout. >> iran, mr. president. >> no, i am not wrong. >> people will look it up. >> and for military voters in virginia, romney's charge that the size of the navy is at 1917 levels. >> well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military's changed. >> reporter: it was hardly a direct hit for either candidate. as it turns out, every marine still undergoes bayonet training. and the fact checking watchdog blame the president for the current navy fleet levels as pants on fire. now, as for the president's blueprint that he laid out earlier today talking about his second term agenda, we did talk to some senio
romney's attack on mr. obama's decision not to visit israel during his first foreign president. >> you went to the middle east and you flew to egypt and saudi arabia and turkey and iraq. and by the way, you skipped israel. >> if we're going to talk about trips that we've taken -- >> reporter: for factory workers in ohio, the flare up over romney's opposition to the auto bailout. >> iran, mr. president. >> no, i am not wrong. >> people will look it up....
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romney's waffling. we're spending $2 billion a week in afghanistan. $2 billion to spend in any of these american cities. $100 billion a year. i think there's a way, this sort of hesitancy on romney's part could be an economic issue. but i don't think that some of these other issues with regard to the economy, like china, that has not been discussed well enough in the lead up. i think there's a big discussion to be had about china. i don't think romney is as credible. >> candy crowley is going to tell us what is going on behind the scenes at a debate right now. she knows from her experiences, plus, bill clinton's advised the next president about avoiding another disaster. first, another debate flashback. >>> the republican nominee and governor michael dukakis. >> governor, if kitty were raped and murdered, would you favor an irrevocable death penalty for the killer? >> no, i don't and i think you know i've proposed the death penalty. >> losing that passion at that moment may have hurt him clearly in that
romney's waffling. we're spending $2 billion a week in afghanistan. $2 billion to spend in any of these american cities. $100 billion a year. i think there's a way, this sort of hesitancy on romney's part could be an economic issue. but i don't think that some of these other issues with regard to the economy, like china, that has not been discussed well enough in the lead up. i think there's a big discussion to be had about china. i don't think romney is as credible. >> candy crowley is...
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romney can win. romney is deploying his resources and previously won by double digit states of president obama's so we're down to the ground game. there's little that these gentlemen can say at this point that can exceed what their ground game has to do. we have a great ground game. we don't even -- our high propensity voters haven't even voted yet and i would disagree with my esteemed colleague and beautiful husband that it wasn't the debate, what happened at the debate was that romney filled the hole that voters wanted to be comfortable voting against barack obama and for mitt romney which is what romney's going to do for the next four years to grow the economy. there's nothing fundamental has changed. this economy is the worst ever, energy prices are not down and people are living the same life they lived four years ago. so that's what this race is about. not the polls. >> look, first of all, president obama won by 7.3 last time so he doesn't have the duplicate what he did in 2008 to win. secondly
romney can win. romney is deploying his resources and previously won by double digit states of president obama's so we're down to the ground game. there's little that these gentlemen can say at this point that can exceed what their ground game has to do. we have a great ground game. we don't even -- our high propensity voters haven't even voted yet and i would disagree with my esteemed colleague and beautiful husband that it wasn't the debate, what happened at the debate was that romney filled...
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romney can win. romney ideoyg s 3 undouy n oyg s 3 oamhao . program last night and he was saying that in internal polls, they're not seeing this romney momentum that the media has talked about so much since the first debate. they think momentum that obama is doing pretty well. do you buy that, that there's not the narrative of romney momentum is not accurate? >> i think romney did do better, objectively he improved his position after the first debate. i don't think he improved it any in the last ten days or so, but he improved his position then. i don't see any momentum at all and i see 1,000 polls. it still is a pretty tight race. the real difference is between polls that do live interviews and polls that do robocalls that came to cell phones. that accounts for a significant difference. that's a real issue here. as we come down the stretch. >> mary, can romney win without winning ohio? >> yes, he can, and i don't -- i don't know how that enthusiasm gap that used to be 20 points could all of a sudden be even. let's look at they have the same e
romney can win. romney ideoyg s 3 undouy n oyg s 3 oamhao . program last night and he was saying that in internal polls, they're not seeing this romney momentum that the media has talked about so much since the first debate. they think momentum that obama is doing pretty well. do you buy that, that there's not the narrative of romney momentum is not accurate? >> i think romney did do better, objectively he improved his position after the first debate. i don't think he improved it any in...
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so a two-fer for romney. win to romney on that one. overall a good debate for president but not a knockout, carol. >> got you. back to paul. mr. romney slip-ups? >> reporter: i think the first strength is also the first weakne weakness. he played it safe. look, who won the debate? our poll indicates the president won the debate as do some other post debate polls. the president definitely won the narrative. mitt romney did not. second thing that comes to my moind is missed opportunities. a lot of us were expecting mitt romney to be more aggressive going after the president on libya, that benghazi attack and on syria but he was much more of a me, too, candidate. and finally the gender gap. we've seen the gender gap with women. the president did much better with women, women thinking that the president won the debate by double digits. carol? >> paul steinhauser, jessica yellin, thank you very much. >>> in an hour we'll talk to someone from ohio and pennsylvania. yes, it's middle-class talk back time. mike rowe here at a ford dealer with a
so a two-fer for romney. win to romney on that one. overall a good debate for president but not a knockout, carol. >> got you. back to paul. mr. romney slip-ups? >> reporter: i think the first strength is also the first weakne weakness. he played it safe. look, who won the debate? our poll indicates the president won the debate as do some other post debate polls. the president definitely won the narrative. mitt romney did not. second thing that comes to my moind is missed...
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romney can win this. a new obama ad is basically trying to frighten democrats into making sure they vote. reminding them of the disputed 2000 election. >> 537. the number of votes that changed the course of american history. >> florida is too close to call. the difference between what was and what could have been. >> a new poll shows that 59% of obama voters and 58% of romney voters are very enthusiastic. but the abc news "washington post" poll indicates obama's enthusiasm numbers were higher four years ago at 68%, while romney's numbers are considerably better than john mccain's, which were at 38 four years ago. the cheering was deafening at this large obama rally in cleveland's lake front, but many obama supporters say it feels different than four years ago. >> it's seriously just a different kind of excitement. it's more sort of tempered in reality that this is a campaign, not a crusade. >> thank you! >> reporter: on the gop side, anti-obama sentiment remains a key component of pushing supporters to vo
romney can win this. a new obama ad is basically trying to frighten democrats into making sure they vote. reminding them of the disputed 2000 election. >> 537. the number of votes that changed the course of american history. >> florida is too close to call. the difference between what was and what could have been. >> a new poll shows that 59% of obama voters and 58% of romney voters are very enthusiastic. but the abc news "washington post" poll indicates obama's...
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you say here comes romney, here comes romney. the president can stop him if right now he's ahead in wisconsin, he's ahead in ohio, ahead in the public polls in iowa, the romney campaign says that's a dead heat. if the president can hold ohio it almost impossible, not impossible, but almost impossible for governor romney to get to 270. i suspect we got two weeks to go. vice president biden will be paying income taxes in ohio by election day and the president will be through there several times too. but make no mistake, the republicans will be rolling in right behind them. >> i know you're in virginia. let's not forget florida. 29 electoral votes there. we know that florida has a lot of jewish voters. i want to play this exchange this is from last night's debate concerning the state of israel. it begins with mitt romney explaining why he keeps accusing the president of launching this apology tour early in his presidency. here he was. >> mr. president, the reason i call it an apology tour is because you went to the middle east and y
you say here comes romney, here comes romney. the president can stop him if right now he's ahead in wisconsin, he's ahead in ohio, ahead in the public polls in iowa, the romney campaign says that's a dead heat. if the president can hold ohio it almost impossible, not impossible, but almost impossible for governor romney to get to 270. i suspect we got two weeks to go. vice president biden will be paying income taxes in ohio by election day and the president will be through there several times...
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and i'm glad that governor romney romney agrees with the steps we're taking. there have been times, governor, during the step of this campaign where you thought you would dot same thing we did but say them louder and it would make a difference. it turns out the work involved in setting up these sanctions is painstaking. it is my meticulous. the reason it is so important, is it is a testament to how we restored american credibility and strength around the world, is we had to make sure all countries participated. even countries like rush why si china. we have had sanctions in place for a long time. it is because we got everybody to agree that iran is seeing so much pressure and we have to maintain that pressure. there is a deal to be had that is that they abide about the i rules that have been established. they con vin the international community. they are not pursuing a nuclear program. there are inspeck is that are very intrusive. but over time what they can do is regain mobility. and one last thing just to make this point, the clock is ticking. we're not goin
and i'm glad that governor romney romney agrees with the steps we're taking. there have been times, governor, during the step of this campaign where you thought you would dot same thing we did but say them louder and it would make a difference. it turns out the work involved in setting up these sanctions is painstaking. it is my meticulous. the reason it is so important, is it is a testament to how we restored american credibility and strength around the world, is we had to make sure all...
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will he be able to campaign, and what do you think about governor romney? let's listen to the audio of david axelrod answering that question. >> i'm not going to tell governor romney what to do and, frankly, i don't think he is going to ask for my opinion either, but as far as the president goes, he has real responsibilities, and he, you know -- those responsibilities come first, and, you know, he is in constant contact with craig fugate, janet napolitano and all those with responsibility here and is going to monitor this. obviously, it's a very, very concerning situation. you know, in temz of the logistics, you know, we're obviously going to lose a bunch of campaign time, but that's as it has to be, and we'll try and make it up on the back end. so for us it's not a matter of optics. it's a matter of responsibility, and governor romney can decide for himself what he wants to do. >> and there you have david axelrod, chief strategist for president obama just a short time ago explaining how the obama campaign will spend their focus over the next couple of days
will he be able to campaign, and what do you think about governor romney? let's listen to the audio of david axelrod answering that question. >> i'm not going to tell governor romney what to do and, frankly, i don't think he is going to ask for my opinion either, but as far as the president goes, he has real responsibilities, and he, you know -- those responsibilities come first, and, you know, he is in constant contact with craig fugate, janet napolitano and all those with responsibility...
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mitt romney has shown he is very good at sending jobs overseas. but i have news for the governor, a president's job is different. the president's job is to create jobs in america. bring jobs home to america. keep jobs from leaving america. that is the president job. at the president said in the second debate, he said mitt romney's plans are sketchy. i did not like to correct the president but in this case, i will. they are not sketchy, they are etch-a-sketchy. they are changing the whole deal. but you cannot erase libya already done, but you have already voted for -- erase what you have already done. what you said you would support had been president. but you have already voted for. extending tax cuts for the very wealthy. a $500 billion tax cuts while cutting essential programs. cutting essential programs. turning medicare from guaranteed plan into a voucher program. which will cost seniors thousands of dollars over time. not in 19 million people off the program. -- knocking 19 million people off the problem. -- off medicare. promising another $2
mitt romney has shown he is very good at sending jobs overseas. but i have news for the governor, a president's job is different. the president's job is to create jobs in america. bring jobs home to america. keep jobs from leaving america. that is the president job. at the president said in the second debate, he said mitt romney's plans are sketchy. i did not like to correct the president but in this case, i will. they are not sketchy, they are etch-a-sketchy. they are changing the whole deal....
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when you see mitt romney, about getting tough on china, i have malarkey.t -word for it -- mitt romney has shown he is very good at sending jobs overseas. but i have news for the governor, a president's job is different. the president's job is to create jobs in america. keep jobs from leaving america. that is the president job. at the president said in the second debate, he said mitt romney's plans are sketchy. i did not like to correct the president but in this case, i will. they are not sketchy, they are etch-a-sketchy. but you cannot erase libya already done, but you have already voted for -- erase what you have already done. but you have already voted for. extending tax cuts for the very wealthy. cutting essential programs. turning medicare from guaranteed plan into a voucher program. seniorsill causost thousands of dollars over time. not in 19 million people off the program. -- knocking 19 million people off the problem. promising another $250,000 for the top 1% which require raising taxes for the middle-class are $2,000 a year. all of these cuts in vital programs are in the servi
when you see mitt romney, about getting tough on china, i have malarkey.t -word for it -- mitt romney has shown he is very good at sending jobs overseas. but i have news for the governor, a president's job is different. the president's job is to create jobs in america. keep jobs from leaving america. that is the president job. at the president said in the second debate, he said mitt romney's plans are sketchy. i did not like to correct the president but in this case, i will. they are not...
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what happened to mitt romney? as my granddaughter might say, maybe casper the friendly ghost took him. i don't know. [laughter] look, i hear is the truth. they have made it very clear they do not have the same view on women's rights as we do. on women's health, they want to give the power back to the insurance companies were they can charge 50% more than men. when the governor was asked in the second debate, how do you feel about equal pay for equal work, what did he do? he started to talk about binders. binders. binders of qualified women he learned were out there. we call that an epiphany in the catholic church. we never did learn if he believes women are entitled to equal pay for equal work. barack obama and i are committed to equal pay. we are absolutely committed to making sure that his daughters and my granddaughter's have the exact same rights as my son and my grandson's. [cheers and applause] and folks, as jill said, just picture the supreme court after four years of president romney. ladies and gentlemen,
what happened to mitt romney? as my granddaughter might say, maybe casper the friendly ghost took him. i don't know. [laughter] look, i hear is the truth. they have made it very clear they do not have the same view on women's rights as we do. on women's health, they want to give the power back to the insurance companies were they can charge 50% more than men. when the governor was asked in the second debate, how do you feel about equal pay for equal work, what did he do? he started to talk...